Growing up I wasn’t the richest, but I had a rich family in spirit. Standing here with 19 championships is something I never thought would happen. I went on a court just with a ball and a racket and with a hope.
SERENA WILLIAMSI’m a high-performance athlete: I’m running, I’m sprinting, I’m sliding, I’m doing pretty much everything and the last thing I want to worry about is my chest. I want to just worry about playing the sport at the highest level that I can.
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I don’t go there thinking I’m going to lose. I never go into a tournament thinking that. I’ll do the best that I can. I need to be at my peak and my best is holding up the trophy. Anything less I wouldn’t be really excited about. So that’s all I can focus on.
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I’ve never felt invincible. I’ve never used that word to describe me ever.
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It’s me, and I love me. I learned to love me. I’ve been like this my whole life, and I embrace me. I love how I look. I love that I’m a full woman and I’m strong and I’m powerful and I’m beautiful at the same time. There’s nothing wrong with that.
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I think I can improve a lot. I think I can get a lot better. I feel like there’s much, much more I can do.
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I’m not one to blame anyone else for anything. And I don’t think anyone else should either.
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My smile is my favorite part of my body. I think a smile can make your whole body.
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I’m really exciting. I smile a lot, I win a lot, and I’m really sexy.
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I just could never have imagined that I would be mentioned with Chris Evert or with Martina Navratilova, because I was just a kid with a dream and a racquet. Living in Compton, you know, this never happened before.
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I always say that when I’m playing well, no one can beat me. I’m not just saying that to sound full of myself or anything, but it’s true.
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Tennis just a game, family is forever.
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I’ve had to learn to fight all my life – got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.
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I don’t have anything to prove ever, ever in my life. If I have something to prove, what does that mean for everyone else? And I think everyone should have that attitude.
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I wanted to get really fit. I wanted to lose some weight. So I’ve been doing Pilates and yoga, trying to lean out my body so I won’t be bulky.
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I went on the courts with just a ball and a racket and a hope and that’s all I had.
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I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.
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